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Mistral or Jet Air

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:44 pm
by kworkman
I picked up a Jet Air a few weeks back because I thought it was a good price and the Mistrals usually cost more. Well I ended up getting a Mistral ( because I just had to have one), and am now wondering if I should keep the Jet Air. Aside from it looking cool, I'll probably only dive the Mistral. What to do, what to do?

Re: Mistral or Jet Air

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 12:33 am
by kiwidiver
keep both, then get a couple of Spiros (one original one Royal) to keep them company!
throw in a couple of Voits and you will have a happy little family of single stagers :lol:
just make sure you dive them all equally so none get jelous.

Re: Mistral or Jet Air

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:33 am
by Herman
Like any other DH junky, I would keep, restore and dive both. One note, the Jet Air typically sells for more than a Mistral. They are a little more rare. How much depends on which model you have and condition. They are not as good a performers as the Mistral but still worth having in a collection.

Re: Mistral or Jet Air

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 7:44 am
by swimjim
You'll want to keep both. I sold my JetAir a few squares back. It was a sweet reg and I enjoyed diving it, but I needed the cash at the time. I'll have to find another one of these days.

Re: Mistral or Jet Air

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 8:29 am
by kworkman
I bought the black 1020. I probably will keep it because it is a neat piece of equipment. It's funny, I've always wanted a DH reg and have never dove one, but in the past month I have bought four. I always have expensive hobbies.

Re: Mistral or Jet Air

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:28 am
by USdiver
I have both (plus a Stream Air), they all breathe equally well at leisure depths, and depending on how I feel either the Jet Air or the Stream Air/Mistral will get a call to service. I would consider the Mistral the more classic of the two, due to its metal can construction; the Jet Air is the "rental/training" regulator, what everybody learned on up at Sportsman's Lake in 1963, that kind of thing.

Let the Addiction commence: Just wait until you discover Voit double hoses...

Re: Mistral or Jet Air

Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 3:59 am
by kworkman
Voits seem rare and expensive. And I only thought they made shoes.

Re: Mistral or Jet Air

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 9:40 pm
by beel82
Scrap both and get a Healthways Gold Label!! FAAAARRR superior to those straw sucking mistrals and cheapy jet airs...... :lol:

Re: Mistral or Jet Air

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 10:36 pm
by swimjim
If your Mistral is a straw sucker, you haven't tuned it correctly. Jet Air too for that matter. Nothing wrong with a Healthway's Gold Label. That's a fine reg all by itself if you don't attempt to use the original hose set. 8)

Re: Mistral or Jet Air

Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:38 pm
by 1969ivan1
I love the single stage designs. As Bryan says, "They are the AK47 or regulators!"

The gold label is pretty cool and can be had on the Bay for a good price from time to time.

Re: Mistral or Jet Air

Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 5:42 pm
by kworkman
Any tricks for getting the new silicone diaphragm to seat properly in the jet air can? Im having a heck of a time getting mine all the way in.

Re: Mistral or Jet Air

Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 5:33 pm
by beel82
After discussing with my buddy Allan about putting a mistral nozzle in a jet air, I did so and dove it today. You know, It seemed the same as in the mistral, despite the fact the nozzle is pointed at the side of the intake. Anyone else concur?